Safad Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine

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The Safad Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء صفد; Hebrew: נפת צפת) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine before it was captured by Israel in 1948. It was located around the city of Safad. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the subdistrict, which fell entirely within modern-day Israel, became the modern-day Safed Subdistrict in the Northern District (Israel).

Safad Subdistrict
قضاء صفد
נפת צפת
Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine
1920–1948

CapitalSafad
Area 
• 1945
696 km2 (269 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
39,713
• 1945
53,620
History 
• Established
1920
• Disestablished
1948
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Acre Sanjak
Israel
Today part ofIsrael

Borders

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Depopulated towns and villages

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Official population statistics for the sub-district, from Village Statistics, 1945.

(current localities in parentheses)